The Ultimate One Minute and Fifty-Two Second Explanation of U.S. Middle East Policy

By Barry Rubin

I cannot urge you strongly enough to view this short cartoon video about U.S. Middle East policy, building on the Wikileaks. While it isn't completely fair--not mentioning U.S. efforts against Iran in terms of sanctions, military help to Gulf Arabs, etc--it is also absolutely brilliant at getting across the main theme.

Watch it!

And at the end, check out the expression on the face of the character on the right (who represents Arab leaders).